Montreat man nominated to lead Presbyterian Church

10:26 PM,
May 5, 2013

Heath Rada

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Heath K. Rada, a resident of Montreat, has been endorsed by the Presbytery of Western N.C. as a candidate for moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA, Rada announced last week on his website, heathrada.org.

Moderator is the highest position in the national denomination of approximately 2 million people. The church's General Assembly will select its next moderator in June 2014. The moderator will then serve as the voice and face of the denomination for the next two years.

A native of Richmond, Va., Rada is a retired CEO of the Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross and serves on the ...